The Get'away Gals and their vintage RVs

May 7, 2012 9:17 AM

Photo: TOM REEL, San Antonio Express-News

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The Get’away Gals are women who enjoy camping out while sipping a glass of wine or two (or three, or more) around a campfire. But what truly makes them unique are the tricked-out vintage recreational vehicles many haul to the campsites and live in while there. Called "canned hams" for their rounded shape that resembles the tinned meat sold in supermarkets, the trailers were manufactured during the post-war era when the Interstate Highway System was still a novelty and TV commercials exhorted viewers to “See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet” (perhaps with a canned ham in tow). Here, Cathy Arnold talks about her trailer as the Get'Away Gals camp at the Lazy L&L Campground. less

The Get’away Gals are women who enjoy camping out while sipping a glass of wine or two (or three, or more) around a campfire. But what truly makes them unique are the tricked-out vintage recreational vehicles ... more

Photo: TOM REEL, San Antonio Express-News

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Pam Sinclair emerges from her 1961 Nomad camper, " Lil Bevo" with a skirt to show off as the Get'Away Gals camp at the Lazy L&L Campground.

Pam Sinclair emerges from her 1961 Nomad camper, " Lil Bevo" with a skirt to show off as the Get'Away Gals camp at the Lazy L&L Campground.